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'Avengers: Endgame' on pace to crack $300 mln in US, Canada opening

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Lisa Richwine, Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/reuters/04/27/20190425-avengers-endgame-rtr.jpg"/><figcaption>Avengers fans arrive at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood to attend the opening screening of &quot;Avengers: Endgame&quot; in Los Angeles, California, US, on April 25, 2019. Mike Blake, Reuters</figcaption></figure></div>LOS ANGELES, US - Marvel superhero spectacle &quot;Avengers: Endgame&quot; hauled in a record $60 million at US and Canadian box offices on Thursday night, and distributor Walt Disney Co &quot;cautiously&quot; predicted an unprecedented $300 million weekend debut.That would smash the current opening-weekend domestic record of $258 million, set a year ago by predecessor &quot;Avengers: Infinity War.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/25/19/avengers-endgame-smashes-box-office-records-in-ph">‘Avengers: Endgame’ smashes box office records in PH</a></li></ul>&quot;As we are looking at levels of presales and grosses not seen before, we are cautiously projecting a 3-day in the $300 (million) range,&quot; Disney said in an e-mail on Friday afternoon.The 3-hour film starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, and Scarlett Johansson is the final chapter in a story told across 22 Marvel films. It picks up after &quot;Infinity War,&quot; when many of Marvel&#x27;s big-screen superheroes appeared to turn to dust.In &quot;Endgame,&quot; survivors including Iron Man, the Hulk, and Black Widow plot to kill the supervillain Thanos and undo his damage.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/04/24/19/movie-review-avengers-endgame-is-a-glorious-emotional-finale">Movie review: &#x27;Avengers: Endgame&#x27; is a glorious, emotional finale</a></li></ul>Thursday evening&#x27;s domestic sales topped the previous opening night record of $57 million set in 2015 by &quot;Star Wars: The Force Awakens.&quot;&quot;Endgame&quot; began rolling out in international markets on Wednesday and has achieved records in China and several other countries. As of Friday morning, global ticket sales reached $305 million, Disney said.

LOS ANGELES, US - Marvel superhero spectacle "Avengers: Endgame" hauled in a record $60 million at US and Canadian box offices on Thursday night, and distributor Walt Disney Co "cautiously" predicted an unprecedented $300 million weekend debut.

LOS ANGELES, US - Marvel superhero spectacle "Avengers: Endgame" hauled in a record $60 million at US and Canadian box offices on Thursday night, and distributor Walt Disney Co "cautiously" predicted an unprecedented $300 million weekend debut.

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'Avengers: Endgame' on pace to crack $300 mln in US, Canada opening

Lisa Richwine,

Reuters

Published April 27, 2019 04:45 AM PHT

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Updated April 27, 2019 04:46 AM PHT

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